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Akufo-Addo gets new title in Dagbon

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been conferred a chieftaincy title: ‘Nana Agbudani’ during the coronation of the new Ya Na, Abubakari Mahama.

The title is in recognition of the role he played in bringing lasting peace to Dagbon.

“Mr President there is news going round that your name has been changed to Nana Agbudani Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo because you’ve done what no could do and your name is going to be in the Guinness book of records for that,” the announcer stated.

After decades of a protracted chieftaincy dispute between the Andani and the Abudu Royal gates in the Dagbon Traditional Area, the path is now clear for a peaceful process that could lead to the enskinment of a new Ya Na in the area.

In an unprecedented move after the assassination of Ya Na Yakubu Andani ll on March 27, 2002, three Eminent Chiefs, led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll, presented a road map which spells out the processes agreed to by both Andanis and Abudus to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Jubilee House in Accra.

Today’s coronation of the new Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II is the result of years of collaborative engagements by successive governments, the two Royal Gates of Dagbon and the Committee of Eminent Persons chaired by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and President Akufo-Addo.

The President can smile today because it has not been an easy journey to broker peace between the Abudus and Andanis who have shed blood for 17 years over the bitter chieftaincy dispute.

bro...when i said 'nana king promise' i wasn't in anyway saying that the commender in chief of Ghana arm forces makes empty hollow promises. I was only creatig humor out of the situation. After all, i don't do NPP, NDC kinda politics. Besides, i have never voted for any of those political parties.

And as for what you said about unification, after the death of Yaa Naa , Ex. President Kofour set up a committee made up of the Asanti Hene and others to draw a roadmap to bring peace in Dagbon and whatever going on in Dagbon today is as a result of the work of the committee not a single politician.

Or are you telling me that President Kofour was not wise enough not to have settle the matter back in 2002?

what do you mean by he should have champion what? there was a peace roadmap set-up by President Kofour and he himself followed the roadmap, during Atta Mills' time, the peace process experience some challenges. JDM came and he said buddy! let's go back to President Kofour's original peace roadmap. Nana Addo came to the scene and he also did what those who came before him did.

Yaa Naa died on March 27, 2002 and do you think Nana Addo just woke up one morning and said folks let there be peace in Dagbon? no... but it was a result of a plan put in place by his predecessors. The Asanti Hene is the man who executed that plan.

Yaa Naa died on March 27, 2002 and do you think Nana Addo just woke up one morning and said folks let there be peace in Dagbon? no... but it was a result of a plan put in place by his predecessors. The Asanti Hene is the man who executed that plan.

Eeeii champion you have descended on me today papa.. I understand what you are saying..it a collective achievement...from Kufour to Otumfuor through mills and Mahama then to the finalizer, Nana Addo